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WILLIAM ILHALL AND JOHN R. CLIFFORD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 81,998, dated.' September 8, 1868.

IMPROVED ANTI-INTERFERING BAND.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY C ONCERN:

Be it known that WILLIAM II. HALL and JOHN R. CLIFFORD, both of Boston,in the county of Suffolk, and in the State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovements in Anti-Interfering Bands;und do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked -thereon The nature of ourinvention consists in the combination of kersey, felt, or itsequivalent, with a rubber anti-interfering band for horses legs, wherebythe moisture from the leg is absorbed, and the band does not chafe orstick to the leg, as all other bands now in use do. i

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, whichform a part of this specification. r

A represents a rubber band for horses legs, provided on the `outsidewith projections B B, and made in any 4of the known and usual ways.

This band is, on the inside, provided with balls or pads C C, to keepitin its place, and prevent it from turning around.

Then/'hole inner side of the band A is lined `with kersey, felt, or itsequivalent, al1 vulcanized in one pro# cess in a. mould, by combiningthe two together, and the edges rounded, as shown.

This gives strength to the strapv and buckle riveted to-the ends of saidband, as, without it, the rivets would easily work through the rubber.It absorbs the moisture, and prevents any chating.

Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

.As an article of manufacture, an interfering rubber guard, whenconstructed as described, and attached .to kersey, as herein shown andfor the purposes set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our handsand seals,rthis 29th day of o July,`1868.

WILLIAM H. HALL. [1.. 5.] JOHN R. CLIFFORD. [L 5.]

Witnesses:

SELWIN Z. BANMAN, BENJ. I-I. GURRIER.

